Amie Rivers - Iowa Starting Line

Rep. Shipley's so-called "Butter Bill" advanced out of a subcommittee earlier today. The legislation would ban the use of margarine or vegetable oil in school meals.

Read the full bill here: https://bit.ly/3Kvq047.

A hiring fair specifically for justice-impacted individuals (those who served time in jail or prison) is happening today (Feb. 15) in Des Moines -- and there's a lot more than just jobs on offer:

Des Moines Will Host Job Fair For Formerly Incarcerated Workers - Iowa Starting Line A job fair specifically for people who were formerly serving time in jail or prison is happening this week in central Iowa.

Shop union this Super Bowl with our guide of union-made d***s and snacks.

UNI’s undergraduate student population was 81.9% white in 2020, compared to 72.7% at Iowa State and 72.2% at the University of Iowa. While UNI’s student body is more diverse than the state as a whole (90.1% white), it is less diverse than the county that surrounds it (Black Hawk County was 78.4% white as of the 2020 census).

But within those numbers is an opportunity for education, said Lexi Gause, co-president of UNI’s Black Student Union. UNI BSU

“There’s so many beautiful stories—it’s beauty in the struggle,” she said. “Getting educated about it, no matter what skin you’re in, is truly important [to learn] how we got to this point and how we are going to pave the way for the next generation.”

At Majority-White UNI, Highlighting Black History 'Extremely Important' - Iowa Starting Line At the state's whitest public university, the Black Student Union hopes to use Black History Month as a jumping-off point to "open up doors for the strong and needed conversations."